Marketplace Morning Report

From the BBC World Service: Demand for the red sauce is falling. A car rationing system is launched as Delhi battles air pollution. Oslo Airport pioneers greener aviation fuel.

We talk to Chris Low of FTN Financial about all the new hiring reflected in the October jobs report. It’s also the start of open enrollment season, and we see some of that could mean for parents and children. The BBC then dives into the troubling trend of workers in Kuwait being sold on the black market through apps.

As we await the October jobs numbers, we look at the Treasury Department’s move to roll back some Obama-era rules on corporations. Then we look at Chinese giant Alibaba as its quarterly earnings are due soon. We then examine what it means to create an “ethical algorithm.”

From the BBC World Service … Former International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde swipes in for her first day at the ECB after swapping one high-powered job for another. China’s Alibaba is still considering a dual listing in Hong Kong despite the ongoing pro-democracy protests. And textiles are going high-tech, with banana leaves and mushrooms possibly making up the fabric of your next dress.

Economist Diane Swonk checks in with us to talk markets the day after the Fed dropped a key interest rate on Wednesday. Sticking with the Fed, we discuss how trade talks could impact its next move. Also, today was supposed to be Brexit day, and businesses in the U.K. had been preparing for it.

We delve into Twitter’s decision to ban political ads as a means to combat misinformation. Also, we look at Chrysler and Peugeot’s potential merger. We look ahead to the October jobs report, and then in the spirit of Halloween, we check out a haunted town.

From the BBC World Service … Hong Kong’s economy shrinks significantly as nearly five months of violent protests take their toll. And as Halloween celebrations get underway, some British businesses are stuck in a Brexit nightmare after the U.K. exit from the European Union is delayed for a second time.

Quarterly GDP is better than expected ahead of another interest rate cut. Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot talk merger. Bayer says Round-Up lawsuits are up. Plus, the power of narrative over the economy is sometimes greater than empirical data.

Is the Fed’s expected interest rate cut preventative or damage control? The NCAA lets student athletes profit off their images just as the the organization has done for years. Fiat Chrysler is in merger talks with Peugeot. Plus, why do packaged goods come in such weird sizes?

From the BBC World Service… The owners of Fiat Chrysler and France’s Peugeot are in merger talks that could create the world’s fourth-largest carmaker. Airbus releases disappointing results as Boeing gets grilled on Capitol Hill. Plus, as Halloween becomes increasingly popular in the UK, some businesses are finding innovative uses for leftover pumpkins.